Lou Williams Quotes

When an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill. If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous. If he shoots for a prize of gold, he goes blind or sees two targets - He is out of his mind! His skill has not changed. But the prize divides him. He cares. He thinks more of winning than of shooting- And the need to win drains him of power.

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do.

I think the stress of being No. 1 in the world is more of a motivating factor for me just because I don't want to lose it.

When you are in the second position and you want to be champions, you are always under pressure.

I just can't put the pressure on of winning a championship, winning a championship, because then I'd never be able to sleep.

I feel confident of being No. 1, but I know I can't let myself play a few bad games.

I don't pay any attention to records. I don't want pressure. I just want to get to that line.

At a track, it's different, there's pressure, things like this, so to be yourself is a bit different.

No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I don't fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best.

At this level, you put a lot of pressure on yourself as a player to perform and do well.

Great execution. That's what you have to do when you're playing great teams.

At big championships it's not the fastest person, it's the person who gets it right on the day.

Competition is an easy way to get into flow.

When I'm competing, I need to be strong.

I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there's no pressure, then I'm not in the perfect zone.

You just don't have the time to worry about what others are doing. You just want to take care of your own business. You are focused on that tee shot on the 10th tee and making it to the finish line. It's one of the most stressful moments in professional golf, but you have worked so hard to get to that point, that it really is fun.

If you start thinking of the Super Bowl championship as your motivation, you are going to miss the trees for the forest or the forest for the trees. I never could understand that one.

It doesn't matter the way you're playing, especially the beginning of a grand slam. It doesn't change anything.

I'd much rather have that pressure than be at the end of the field and no one expecting you to win. That's the kind of pressure that you've got to enjoy and love.

To be a winner, you've got to be an appraiser. You've got to be able to play at your best under pressure. And more money creates more pressure. Money is the finest fuel in the world.

There is always a lot of pressure at Chelsea, but we are used to this and have to make sure we keep winning games.

I think at a club like Liverpool you always feel a bit of pressure. You should. But it doesn't bother me.

It's not only about a game and tennis, but it's more about the mental things sometimes.

I don't take pressure or keep expectations because then it becomes difficult to concentrate.

I learned, for me to play at my best, I need to play with an edge.